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Exploring phenotypic stability for berry yield of Solasodine rich germplasm accessions of Kantakari (Solanum virginianum L.), using AMMI stability model.
Scientific reports - 2 Dec 2025
Lakshmanan Nalina, Chandran Dheebisha, Mani Boomiga, Kandasamy Rajamani, Subramaniam Geethanjali, Pathakakula Srinivasu, Kalichamy Chandrakumar, Ponnuchamy Manivel, Kumar Satyanshu, Reddy Nagaraja Reddy Rama
Abstract excerpt
Kantakari (Solanum virginianum L.) is an important medicinal plant used in various traditional systems of medicine in India. It is an important source of 'Solasodine' a steroidal alkaloid which has wide industrial applications, including oral contraceptives and other pharmaceutical uses. Non availability of improved varieties of kantakari affects the yield and quality of raw drug used for medicinal applications....
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- Solanum
- Fruit
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Solanaceous Alkaloids